[Bristol-Birds] Re: [TN-Bird] Alder Flycatchers,Blue-winged Warbler, Brewster's Warbler
- From: "Rick Knight" <RKnight@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <merlin42@xxxxxxxxxxx>, <bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <TN-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 30 May 2006 12:50:40 -0400
Rob et al.,
Concerning the "Brewster's Warbler" at Hampton Cr. Cove --- that bird
was there as early as 4 May. As you said, it looks like a pure
Golden-wg., but sings like a Blue-wg. These factors do not make it a
Brewster's, but most likely just a Golden-wg. See Dunn & Garret's
Warbler guide (p. 135) for comment about "pure" Golden-wg. rarely
singing Blue-wg. song. Also, remember that Brewster's typically has a
face pattern like a Blue-wg. (but paler). Still, an unusual bird.
You're sighting of a Blue-wg. in the same spot is interesting (&
probably bad news for the GWWA population).
Concerning the N. Bobwhite at Carver's Gap (5500 ft. elevation) --- this
species occurs at high elevations in edge habitats, but certainly is not
common there. I have seen & heard them up there several times over the
years. The earliest report that I know of from that site was by S.N.
Rhoads in 1895.
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Rick Knight
Johnson City, TN
rknight@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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From: Robert Biller <merlin42@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>;
TN-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <TN-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 10:28 AM
Subject: [TN-Bird] Alder Flycatchers,Blue-winged Warbler, Brewster's
Warbler
>Hello Bristol and TN Birders:
>
>Monday, May 29, 2006, A group of local birders birded Hampton Creek
Cove and the Top of Roan Mtn. I have forgotten my official list at home
(I'm sneaking a break at work) so I will just rely on memory and list
the highlight species. The birders were myself (Rob Biller), Tom
McNeil, Reece Jamerson, Bryan Stevens, and Gilbert Derouen. All Species
were seen in Carter County or just across the state line in NC in
Carver's Gap (I don't know the county in NC).
>
>Highlights for Hampton Creek Cove (Carter County):
>
>-Blue-winged Warbler (seen by Tom McNeil, Rob Biller, Reece Jamerson)
across the "fishing" bridge on the left side of the cove.)
>-Brewster's Warbler (seen by entire group, same place as above) - this
bird was first seen my Seasonal naturalist Nora Schubert on Saturday May
27. This bird has the resemblance of a full Golden-winged Warbler, but
sang the Blue-winged Warbler song.
>-Willow Flycatcher (1)
>-Black-billed Cuckoo (seen and heard by Rob Biller, Tom McNeil, and
Reece Jamerson. It was at the same location that is described above and
was observed at about 30-40 ft away sitting in on a branch about 20 feet
up. It did not sing its normal song, but a softer yet more scolding
call. I wondered if there is a nest near-by.)
>-Yellow-billed Cuckoo (1)(heard by entire group)
>-Golden-winged Warblers (many)
>-Least Flycatcher (many)
>-Yellow Warbler (many)
>-American Redstarts (many)
>-Yellow-breasted Chat (1)
>-Chipping Sparrows
>-Field Sparrows
>-Northern Flicker
>-Common Yellowthroat
>-Indigo Buntings
>-Cedar Waxwings
>-House Wrens (many at bottom)
>-Eastern Bluebirds
>-Chestnut-sided Warblers (many)
>-Broad-winged Hawk (2)
>-Turkey Vulture
>
>Drive to the top: (new for day)
>
>-Barn Swallow
>-Hooded Warbler
>-Great-crested Flycatcher
>-Eastern Kingbird
>-Eastern Wood-Pewee
>-Northern Parula
>-Black-throated Blue Warbler
>-Red-tailed Hawk
>
>At top (Carver's Gap)
>
>-Alder Flycatcher (~5) - 1 just in North Carolina
>-Brown Creeper
>-Golden-crowned Kinglet
>-Veery
>-Red-breasted Nuthatch
>-Blackburnian Warbler
>-Northern Bobwhite (2) *
>
>* We were down about where the Appalachian Trail (from the gardens)
meets the highway. If I hadn't been with 4 other good birders who not
only heard these birds but saw them as well, I would've been very
reluctant to mention this without seeking further guidance. Not only
did we hear the normal "Bob-WHITE" call, but they did another cool call
that I was told is the way mating pairs keep up with one another. I had
walked back up the road (toward the top) trying to find a better vantage
point to see where this odd sound was coming from when a Bobwhite flew
across in front of the other 4 birders.
>
>Does anybody have any idea about Bobwhite at Carver's Gap on Roan?
Could they have escaped from the North Carolina side where there is
apparently a Bobwhite farm in Bakersville? Non-the-less, a VERY
interesting sighting.
>
>Rob Biller
>Elizabethton, TN
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